A scale model tsunami tank at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry uses the Macron Single Belt Drive actuator to push a wall of viscous fluid down the 30 foot tank which simulates the propagation and inundation of ocean waves.
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Macron Rail Actuators are used in the latest USPS® technology that will boost efficiencies in the processing, distribution, and delivery of flat mail.
This is actual running footage from a large format X-Z gantry that Macron built for a government contractor. The details are classified, but it’s used in some sort of a missile defense calibration tester.
Macron Dynamics, a manufacturer of belt driven linear actuators and multi-axis automation systems, recently collaborated with Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks, the 3D design software provider, to create an automated gantry system for a futuristic floating CAD office chair. Named “The Ultimate CAD Chair,” the innovative office chair suspends from a three-axis Macron gantry system and allows the occupant to move the chair with an Apple iPod Touch control panel.
The Let’s Go Design Interactive Web Series from SolidWorks has released episode six of “The Ultimate CAD Chair” series today. The final episode unveils the finished product and features an appearance by Macron’s own Larry Miller!
Macron Dynamics worked with SolidWorks to design the frame and gantry system for an automated, user-controlled office…
CROYDON, PA — Macron Dynamics Inc., a manufacturer of belt driven linear actuators and multi-axis automation systems, today announced the company will be attending the Waterloo & Montreal Automation Fair & Expo hosted by Electromate Industrial Sales. The expo is the largest annual motion control event in Canada.
The expo will feature application engineers from a…
The Let’s Go Design Interactive Web Series from SolidWorks has released episode five of “The Ultimate CAD Chair” series today. Macron Dynamics worked with SolidWorks to design the frame and gantry system for an automated, user-controlled office chair.
The Macron gantry system is featured at minute 3:56 in the video by host Jeremy Luchini. We will…
A client sought solution to handle the programmable dispensing of adhesives for part of an automated packaging system. Macron Dynamics worked in conjunction with a distribution partner to design and manufacture a two axis XY, low cost gantry for this programmable adhesive dispensing application.
The irregular work envelopes of traditional jointed articulating arms may require redesign of existing workspaces. SCARA and articulating arm robots might be the most recognizable form of robot on the market today but look to gantry robots for getting the big jobs done in the least amount of space. Gantry robots also called Cartesian robots are almost ubiquitous with automation but for reasons beyond the scope of this article here are not quick to be regarded as serious robots. Due to their simple design, low cost and scalability and the myriad of motor and control software solutions, this is changing.
Macron Dynamics has introduced the new MacBUILT Stainless Steel SSR Series Actuator. The new actuator is engineered to meet the demands of corrosive environments and sanitation requirements found in food processing, sanitary, and other wash-down automation applications. MacBUILT actuators and belt drives are modular in design, allowing for customized configurations of travel lengths, cart type and orientation, drive and guidance components. The new SSR Series Actuator offers end-users the same customization benefits found in all MacBUILT actuators with the advantage of stainless steel construction and components.
